Car rental prices at Venice Airport

A good price at Venice Airport for October 2026 is around $53 a day for a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger, $44 for an Economy and $35 for a Mini booked about a month ahead. An Intermediate such as a Volkswagen T-Roc runs to about $65 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges a Compact to $54. Across the year, prices hit extremes from $49 in March 2027 for a Mini to $146 in September 2027 for a high-end car. The price checker will show where quotes sit for your exact dates.

At Venice Airport, booking late saves about 78%: across the year a Compact drops from $89 a day 9 months before your trip to $50 around 2 weeks before pickup. For October 2026, waiting until the last 2 weeks costs $54 a day, compared to $53 around a month before travel. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, half of our customers book within 16 days of pickup, so you have not missed out if you are booking close to your flight.

Centauro is the cheapest company at Venice Airport for a Compact car, averaging $34 a day over the last 12 months, though its counter requires a credit card. Centauro scores 80/100 from 68 reviews and keeps its desk in the terminal. Italy Car Rentals is the next cheapest at $50 a day from 788 prices, but it also refuses debit cards. Across our sites, Budget is booked most often among all the desks we track.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Locauto and Sicily by Car are the best-reviewed companies at Venice Airport, each scoring 86/100 from recent customer reviews. Locauto averages a 27-minute wait at the desk and holds a $0 deposit, but costs $107 a day over the last 12 months for a Compact car. Sicily by Car averages a 20-minute wait and costs $78 a day. Centauro is far cheaper at $34 a day and still scores 80/100 from 68 reviews with a 14-minute wait.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Deposits held on cards at Venice Airport range from $0 with Locauto up to $1,731 with Centauro, and 5 of the 22 desks take a debit card. Another 5 desks take a debit card for some cars only, while 12 desks strictly require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you only see cars you can release. Any additional extras charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle with their prices.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

Two main traps catch drivers out at Venice Airport: deposits restricted strictly to credit cards and long counter waits when busy flights land together. 12 of the 22 counters refuse debit cards entirely, and Centauro holds a sizable $1,731 deposit. Counters like Europcar and Thrifty average 32 minutes of waiting, so joining the queue after a delay can keep you on the tarmac side of your trip. All 22 desks sit at the airport, so you will at least avoid waiting for a transfer bus.

Only 86% of prices at Venice Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Jeep Avenger is typical at Venice Airport, priced around $53 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 people but holds 3 bags, so a larger group will need soft bags on laps or a step up to an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc, which takes 4 bags for $65. A smaller 5-seat Economy car such as an Opel Corsa costs $44 a day and fits 2 bags. Over the year, automatics make up 54% of cars offered and cost $15 more a day than manuals. Electric and hybrid models are 9% of cars offered, so finding one free at short notice is difficult.